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Melipotis jucunda

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Superfamily
  
Noctuoidea

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Family
  
Erebidae

Melipotis jucunda

Similar
  
Melipotis, Plusiodonta compressipalpis, Bleptina caradrinalis

Melipotis jucunda, the Merry Melipotis Moth, is a species of moth in the Erebidae family. It is found in Mexico (Yucatán, Mérida), Colombia and most of the United States and western Canada.

The wingspan is 35–42 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is medium grey, with fine longitudinal streaks and black dashes between the veins on the distal portion. The hindwings are pure white to pale grey with dark veins, a thin discal spot and a wide marginal band. There are two or three generations in New Jersey and multiple generations in the southern part of the range.

The larvae feed on Salix bonplandia and Salix wrighti, Acacia species and Calliandra eriophylla.

Subspecies

  • Melipotis jucunda jucunda
  • Melipotis jucunda hadeniformis (Behr, 1870) (California)
  • References

    Melipotis jucunda Wikipedia